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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie Bucket and his family live in poverty on the edge of town, four grandparents to one bed and very little on the table. When the reclusive chocolatier Willy Wonka hides five golden tickets inside his chocolate bars, promising the finders a tour of his secret factory, Charlie finds the last one. With Grandpa Joe beside him he passes through the factory gates alongside four other children, each greedier than the last, into a world of inventions, Oompa-Loompas and consequences.
Michael Ball plays Willy Wonka at the London Coliseum, with an alternate performer covering certain dates; he has won two Olivier Awards, for Hairspray and Sweeney Todd. The musical has a book by David Greig, music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and is directed by Curve's artistic director Nikolai Foster, with choreography by Ebony Molina. A new staging of Roald Dahl's story built at Curve in Leicester, it brings Charlie and the Chocolate Factory back to the West End for the first time in a decade.
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Fantastic, great story, children was amazing! The story was fantastic, as expected, and the child actors were brilliant. My advice would be to try to get central seats as our seats were to he side and some visibility was obscured, although again this can typically be expected from outer-seating. The final number was truly outstanding, but the rest of the score was not the best, yet by no means disappointing. A final criticism would be on the portrayal of Mr. Willy Wonka himself, we were not particulrly keen, but the performance was still solid and focused more closely on the traditional depiction of the famous character in Roald Dahl's original story. I would say this show is a must-see, for all ages but especially children, and if you love the book particularly then it is a must, must see!!!
Thomas, 15 Sep 2015
Wow wow wow what an amazing show !! such a mezmerising atmosphere ...the actors were fantastic !! would highly recommend we loved every minute
Adrian, 12 Sep 2015
Mind blowing! A must see for everyone I was with my boyfriend and we absolute loved it!! A bit hard to understand in the beginning because of strong English accents and they spoke a bit fast, but otherwise everything was unbelievable!
Thea, 12 Sep 2015
Delightful stage Absolutely loved it. Seen many shows in the west end but this one is one that will stick with me for a long time.
All started well especially as I got a free upgrade to the front row of the Royal Circle. Couldn't have asked for better seats.
The stage is something else.
My only niggling point is the characters weren't warm enough. Hard to explain. I never felt connected to them. Maybe it was down to having original music rather than that of the film I don't know.
anthony, 11 Sep 2015
fabulous production. Loved every minute of the show. Fabulous everything. Could happily go again.
Joanne, 10 Sep 2015
A brilliant must see show! The show was amazing, the singing and acting from all actors was incredible! Loved every minute of it!
Amelia, 09 Sep 2015
Fantastic well acted funny show We went as a family for my daughters 18th birthday and the whole family thoroughly enjoyed the show it is definitely a show for the whole family. A must see
ANDREW W, 06 Sep 2015
Brilliant! Go see before it goes! Fab show with very clever Oompah Loompahs!!! Fab costumes & superb stage scenery & singing. All round superb show.
Lisette, 06 Sep 2015
